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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning are empowering students all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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